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Old 09-09-2009, 07:22 PM   #28
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Originally Posted by CleverClothe View Post
"Selling an item for a loss" and "not making a profit" are two completely different things.
Yes--but the point is, Amazon is willing to forgo some current profits to assure future ones, so discussing whether/how much they are losing money on the ebook bestsellers is fairly irrelevant. Having them available sells lots of other books, on which they do not take a loss. They might be able to continue that way forever, or they might need to adjust their system in a year or two.
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